Louisiana Blues and Zydeco

This is the 2005 edition of the classic 1960s release. An alternate 1990 version (CD 329) with slightly different tracks is also available here.

Zydeco music, which melds French, Native American, and blues traditions, is popular among the many French-speaking Black Creoles living along the Texas-Louisiana Gulf coast. That its appeal reaches well beyond the region is partly because of Clifton Chenier, who is often credited with introducing the music to audiences outside of his native southwestern Louisiana. This collection features some early recordings by Chenier; he plays accordion and sings in French Creole patois and English.

Track Listing

101	Zydeco et Pas Sale	Clifton Chenier	03:06
102	Lafayette Waltz	Clifton Chenier	03:04
103	Louisiana Two-Step	Clifton Chenier	04:47
104	Clifton's Waltz	Clifton Chenier	03:06
105	Louisiana Blues	Clifton Chenier	03:26
106	Hot Rod	Clifton Chenier	03:08
107	Banana Man	Clifton Chenier	04:14
108	Ay-Tete-Fee	Clifton Chenier	03:16
109	It's Hard	Clifton Chenier	04:59
110	I Can't Stand	Clifton Chenier	03:24
111	I Can Look Down at Your Woman	Clifton Chenier	02:41
112	Accordion Boogie	Clifton Chenier	03:21
113	Banana Man (Take 2)	Clifton Chenier	04:33
114	Ay, Ai Ai	Clifton Chenier	03:27
115	Clifton's Blues (Where Can My Baby Be)	Clifton Chenier	03:29
116	Let's Rock Awhile	Clifton Chenier	03:46
117	Elmore's Blues	Clifton Chenier	02:40
118	Clifton's Two Step	Clifton Chenier	03:38
119	Zydeco et Pas Sale (Take 1)	Clifton Chenier	03:13